Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez possesses a very particular set of skills, skills he has acquired over a long 11-year career. Skills that make dreams come true. Just ask his former teammate Damian Lillard.

“I possess the unique ability to slip into a coma at any moment’s notice,” said the 7-foot big man, according to K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune.

The NBA life can bring plenty of rigorous activities — from long flights and rides to the practice facility to long practices under new coach Jim Boylen, keeping players on their toes.

Couple that with a five-hour event on game days, which has the players show up for pre-game work, shootaround, the entirety of the game and media obligations — it's only fair players can slip into one of these naps.

“If I didn’t set an alarm, you guys might never see me again,” said Lopez, one of the NBA's biggest proponents of nap time.

“You do have to adjust a bit. I could only watch one episode of my silly sitcoms instead of two before I passed out.”

Lopez has been napping for years, and it didn't take long before he passed on the wonderful benefits of a short-time slumber to his then-teammate Lillard.

Lopez became Lillard's teammate during the latter's second season in the league, and despite only sharing two years together, he left an everlasting lesson for the soon-to-be All-Star guard.

“Damian Lillard didn’t nap his first couple years. Then when I was in Portland, he started napping,” Lopez said. “And he said he felt completely different afterward. I’m damn proud of that.”

Sometimes naps are just the one gift that keeps on giving.